The identification of all attorneys and other persons who participated in preparing an appellate brief, usually listed on the brief's front cover. adj.Said on the merits of a judgment delivered after all the evidence in the case and the arguments of the parties have been heard. The judgment is rendered based upon the essential facts of the case, rather than on any technical or procedural rule, such as the failure of proper service. adj. on the pleadings Said of a judgment found after reading ...